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WAEC Book Keeping 2025 Objective — Question 37

Question 37 of 42 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Book Keeping 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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The ledger entries for purchases day book are:

  • A. Debit supplier's account; credit purchases account
  • B. Debit purchases account; credit customer's account
  • C. Debit purchases account; credit supplier's accountCorrect
  • D. Debit customer's account; credit purchases account

Explanation

Amounts in the purchases day book are posted by debiting the purchases account (an expense) and crediting the individual suppliers' (creditors') accounts.

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